22/08/2017

Officers Injured After Stolen Car Rams Into Patrol Vehicle

Two police officers have been injured after their patrol car was rammed by a stolen vehicle in Co Down.

The blue-coloured Toyota had been stolen from a house in Kilkeel and it collided with a police car which was patrolling the area in the early hours of Tuesday, 22 August.

The vehicle was found burnt out in Newcastle.

Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.

(CD)

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